Chapter 956
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When the metal flying machine was above the camp, more than 10 sorcerers flew up and tried to shoot it down . Once they saw more than 10 ancient warriors were glowing with red light and were heading their way, they changed their mind and chose to flee .
The sorcerers had seen their own companions being stabbed by those men glowing with red light . None of them were keen to end up like them .
When the sorcerers turned and fled, none of the ancient warriors gave chase . Without Saleen's instructions, they would stick to protecting the metal flying machine . Fire was blazing through the camp on the ground . Once the kerosene started to burn, it was difficult to extinguish it with water . Only magic would have a greater effect .
The low-level mages in the camp tried to extinguish the fire, but to no avail . There were too many magic fire shells being thrown down from the metal flying machine . One area could be extinguished, then another area would start to burn very quickly . Besides, Saleen's magic fire shells had been infused with new chemical so that it would burn completely until it was finished .
Some of the low-level officers that were clad in magic armor tried to extinguish the fire but were burned by some of the burning projectiles instead . They were howling in pain while rolling on the ground .
The remaining soldiers no longer dared to try and extinguish the fire and quickly followed the low-level mages in escaping out of the camp .
They could not escape!
A hundred metal flying machines threw down a three yard wide flaming belt . The flaming belt was expanding while it was being thrown down . The soldiers on the metal flying machine were already numb to what was happening . On the other hand, the soldier that had been tasked to monitor what was happening could not help but sympathize with the enemy .
It was not that the soldier was weak . Any soldier that could be deployed by Saleen to man the metal flying machine had to at least be a middle-grade swordmaster . Soldiers that were part of the troops on the ground were either low-level or middle-level officers . The soldier killed more than 20 enemies before, so it was not accurate to describe him as being overly compassionate .
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The fire was just too terrifying and cruel . More than 50,000 soldiers could not manage to escape and were burned alive in the blazing fire .
The soldiers that did manage to escape were badly injured . Although some of them managed to escape without being burned, their lungs were damaged by the poisonous fumes, so much so that they were coughing up black blood .
Nicholas was pained to be witnessing the scene . When he first joined the Holy See, his original intention was not to strive for power . He had wanted to save the commoners that were suffering . It was only as time went by that he was influenced by the others in the Holy See and he eventually forgot his initial intentions . At that point in time, Nicholas recalled the pledge he took when he became a low-level High Priest .
He had sworn to bring salvation to everyone…
Even the blazing fire could not block Saleen's elemental eyes from seeing what was happening . Nevertheless, he gritted his teeth and led his elemental creatures to another camp .
The camp in the north had been completely destroyed .
100,000 spirits of the dead charged ahead and began killing the enemy troops . Courage was necessary to fight spirits . A soldier who was courageous enough would be able to take on two spirits of the same level . Unfortunately, the Sikeqinyans had been completely defeated .
The fire eventually burned down half the camp and the places where the soldiers were most concentrated turned into a sea of flames .
It was not that the Sikeqinyans did not try to put up a fight . Outside of Lonestar City, the Sikeqinyan general had led his troops into a battle that had lasted for 10 hours . In that battle, the Sikeqinyans had lost more than 200,000 soldiers . Those soldiers were all dead and none of them were taken as prisoners .
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The battle completely demoralized the Sikeqinyans, which was why Saleen's attack became much easier .
In the previous battle, the southern camp was not attacked, so the Sikeqinyans had managed to conserve some of their forces . This time around, the eastern camp was burned to the ground . The defenses along the shores were completely flattened by the elemental creatures . The western camp was also defeated by the elemental creatures .
The spirit army was busy killing the defeated soldiers in the eastern camp while Saleen let his light-armored knights chase after the Sikeqinyan soldiers that were trying to escape . He took out his War Drum of Fear and began to strike it .
Although the War Drum of Fear was not being used to its maximum potential, all professionals below grade-4 were unable to resist its power . Most soldiers died in fear while the sound of the drum was playing in their ear . Nicholas followed behind Saleen and collected the souls with a blank face .
All of a sudden, he greatly despised the Gods . He realized that the Gods were doing exactly the same thing as him by collecting disciples for their self-fulfillment .
Nicholas also loathed what he was doing, but that did not slow down his speed while collecting the souls . Saleen did not butcher the soldiers for him . Saleen was afraid that the soldiers might have a chance to regroup with the Supreme Court armies . If a large number of Holy Masters joined the army, their equipment would become ineffective .
Saleen could barely look at the soldiers dying in pain . He knew that if they did not die and managed to join forces with the Supreme Court army, he would not be able to leave Lonestar City .
There was no more time to waste . They must stick to the plan and attack Ironwall City . They must make use of the fact that the sea in the north had yet to freeze over, so they could go past the northern seas of Sikeqinya . Then, they would be able to invade Ceylon City directly .
At that thought, Saleen could not help but laugh, even though it was not the most appropriate thing to do in such a circumstance .
When he married Lex, the Emperors were keen to send him congratulatory gifts, thereby recognizing his status as a king . Surely, it was too late to regret things anymore? He wondered what Emperor Danny's face would look like when he invaded Ceylon City .
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The western camp was in complete chaos . Saleen's elemental creatures destroyed the defense line and all magic equipment . They were followed by the demons and magic heavy-armored soldiers . Close to 10,000 auxiliary soldiers would bring up the rear .
As long as no one had an answer for the elemental creatures, this mode of attack was invincible . Every equipment or magic machine that could deal with the demons was completely destroyed by the elemental creatures .
Saleen's War Drum of Fear was the worst of them all . Its range was more than five miles and, although it was only effective against professionals that were below grade-4, it was extremely lethal against armies . Before they could even fight the Metatrin army, most enemy soldiers had already been killed . There was an empty space within a circumference of a mile around Saleen . The power of the War Drum of Fear decreased as distance increased . Even so, the enemies that could hear the drum would still be in incredible pain .
Even if they could still continue to fight, their combat abilities would have decreased drastically, and they could not last more than a few seconds against the demons . The demons swung their gigantic war axes and blood flowed like a river . Although the western camp was not set ablaze by the magic fire shells, it was still in a horrible state .
Saleen had rarely encountered such a situation where he felt almost unbeatable . Almost every battle that he had been involved in was difficult and often put his life in danger . What was happening before his eyes was a massacre and not a battle anymore . Saleen was not used to it and could only continue to strike the War Drum of Fear so that the demons would have an easier time killing the enemy .
Very little was required to use the War Drum of Fear . Saleen only used it to unleash ordinary attacking powers . The core of the drum contained a sliver of the linked soul of the Angel of Fear . If Saleen overused the drum, the soul might dissipate completely .
In the southern camp, the Sikeqinyans were already fleeing without being commanded to do so . By doing so, they were considered deserters and could be executed . They would die anyway if they stayed, hence more and more soldiers began to flee .
Saleen was relieved . Until equipment could suppress his War Drum of Fear, his army would be invincible . The soldiers that managed to escape were so traumatized by the sound of the drum that some of them even began to hallucinate . In extreme cases, they would even attack their companions around them .
Including of spirits of the dead, there were less than 150,000 people in Saleen's army, yet they managed to defeat a 600,000-strong enemy easily . That was an incredible feat that rarely occurred .
Lex had also been observing the battle . After she had confirmed the power of the magic fire shells, she heaved a sigh of relief . She felt even more assured after seeing how Saleen's elemental creatures were slaughtering the enemy . Without the elemental creatures, her prefecture and Saleen's kingdom would have been severely threatened .
They could finally focus on dealing with Sikeqinya Empire . As long as Saleen's fleet could conquer Ceylon City, she did not believe that Danny would still dare to try to attack Saleen's country by sending troops from Laiyin Duchy .
The person who was most devastated was Sharman . Saleen had brought her along instead of Truman because she possessed considerable potential . It was a matter of time before she would lead armies into wars . No one expected Sharman to start to vomit in disgust after seeing corpses being littered all over the battlefield .
Saleen had also brought along a few mages and since they had nothing to do, they were all trying to heal Sharman . After she stopped vomiting, she still felt uncomfortable . Lex laughed and asked her, "Sharman, didn't you say that you want to become a great general? This won't do . "
"This is not a war . " Sharman moaned and was too weak to reply further .
Saleen stopped smiling and also stopped striking the War Drum of Fear . He said to Sharman, "Indeed, this is not a war . Wars are fought over personal interests . As for us… this is life or death . "
Sharman stood up and panted before saying to Saleen, "Brother Saleen, we can't kill all our enemies . "
"Why not?" Saleen looked at Sharman calmly . Sharman might have gotten a bit older, but she still looked every bit like a child .
"There will only be more and more enemies!" Saleen saw tears in Sharman's eyes .
"Sharman, I know . This is why I built a kingdom . Anyone that joins my kingdom will live . " Saleen's voice was calm and he looked into the distance . The camps had long been trampled to the ground by the elemental creatures and the light-armored knights were shooting at the injured soldiers with their bows and arrows .
Saleen gave another order . He ordered that they leave no survivors behind .